Kingo Kurokawa

Kingo Kurokawa (28 June 1919-29 May 1945) was a Lieutenant-General of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

Biography
Kingo Kurokawa was born on 28 June 1919 in Okinawa, part of Japan. He was made a Lieutenant-General of some of the 40,000 Okinawan conscripts and 40,000 Japanese troops that defended the island during the World War II Battle of Okinawa, and in 1945 he defended Shuri Castle against the United States. Kurokawa hid in a room in the castle with a fellow general; Kurokawa was gunned down as he ambushed US marine C. Miller in the room on 29 May 1945.